Scientists have may have successfully reproduced what's believed to be the first thing that ever lived on Planet Earth. Scientists believe in the earliest life forms, genetic material would have been ...

RNA does more than previously thought: it also operates on the outside of cells. Research by biochemist Jack Li shows that this may be important for how the immune system responds to disease.

This work was supported by funding from New Zealand Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington and The Hugh Green Foundation. The recent award ...